Coast Guard Rescues Sailboat Crashing Against Rocks (Story w Video)

(SEATTLE, WA, June 2, 2007) - The Coast Guard assisted four people on a sailing vessel that ran aground at the south end of Lopez Island, Wash. on May 27th. Coast Guard Group Port Angeles received a call from the 36-foot sailing vessel, the Shekinech, that they had ran aground and needed assistance. A Coast Guard HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles and a Coast Guard 33-foot small response boat crew from Coast Guard Station Bellingham also launched to the scene. Upon arrival the 33-foot small response boat pulled the Shekinech off of the rocks while the helicopter hovered in case of further complications. A commercial assitance vessel arrived at the scene and established a tow enroute Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island, Wash. No injuries were reported.

Video: Dramatic Rescue of Sailboat Crashing Against Rock Cliff

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